Battle of Springfield (1780)

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The Battle of Springfield (1780) was a Revolutionary War engagement in New Jersey in which American forces successfully repelled a British and Hessian advance toward Morristown, helping to secure the region for the Continental Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
aim threaten or capture Morristown, New Jersey
alsoKnownAs Battle of Springfield (1780)
surface form: Battle of Springfield, New Jersey (1780)
belligerent Great Britain
Hesse-Kassel
United States of America
surface form: United States
category Battles involving Great Britain
Battles involving the United States
Battles of the American Revolutionary War
Conflicts in 1780
combatant British Army
Continental Army
Hessian troops
New Jersey militia
commander Edward Mathew
Elias Dayton
Enoch Poor
George Washington
Nathanael Greene
Wilhelm von Knyphausen
William Maxwell
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date June 23, 1780
defensiveForce Continental Army troops under Nathanael Greene
New Jersey militia under local officers
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary War
location Springfield, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
nearbyPlace Elizabethtown, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Hobart Gap
Short Hills, New Jersey
objective British advance toward Morristown, New Jersey
offensiveForce British and Hessian troops under Wilhelm von Knyphausen
outcome British and Hessian advance toward Morristown repelled
partOf New York and New Jersey campaign
precededBy Battle of Connecticut Farms
region Middle Colonies
relatedEvent Battle of Springfield (1780) self-linksurface differs
surface form: British New York garrison offensive of June 1780
result American victory
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
strategicSignificance helped secure the Morristown area for the Continental Army
last major battle fought in the northern colonies during the American Revolutionary War
tactic American defensive delaying actions
British multi-column advance from Elizabethtown
theater Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
year 1780

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Hessian forces notableEngagement Battle of Springfield (1780)
Wilhelm von Knyphausen participatedIn Battle of Springfield (1780)
inspiring the New Hampshire state motto "Live Free or Die" notableWork Battle of Springfield (1780)
subject surface form: John Stark
Battle of Springfield (1780) relatedEvent Battle of Springfield (1780) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British New York garrison offensive of June 1780
Battle of Springfield (1780) alsoKnownAs Battle of Springfield (1780)
this entity surface form: Battle of Springfield, New Jersey (1780)